David Nyathi

{{Infobox football biography

| name= David Nyathi

| fullname = David Sibusiso Nyathi

| image =

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1969|3|22}}

| birth_place = Bushbuckridge, South Africa

| height = {{height|m=1.73}}

| position = Defender

| years1 = 1991

| years2 = 1992–1993

| years3 = 1994–1995

| years4 = 1996

| years5 = 1996–1997

| years6 = 1997–1998

| years7 = 1998–2000

| years8 = 2000

| clubs1 = Dangerous Darkies

| clubs2 = Orlando Pirates

| clubs3 = Cape Town Spurs

| clubs4 = Kaizer Chiefs

| clubs5 = CD Tenerife

| clubs6 = FC St. Gallen

| clubs7 = Cagliari Calcio

| clubs8 = Ankaragücü

| caps1 = 45

| caps2 = 31

| caps3 = 64

| caps4 = 15

| caps5 = 1

| caps6 = 26

| caps7 = 6

| goals1 = 6

| goals2 = 3

| goals3 = 7

| goals4 = 0

| goals5 = 0

| goals6 = 1

| goals7 = 0

| nationalyears1 = 1992–1999

| nationalteam1 = South Africa

| nationalcaps1 = 45

| nationalgoals1 = 1

| managerclubs1 = Ajax Cape Town(Assistant)

}}

David Sibusiso Nyathi (born 22 March 1969) is a retired South African soccer player, who is currently the assistant coach at Ajax Cape Town, and previously coached their under-19 team.

Club career

Nyathi started playing professional football as a defender for Dangerous Darkies who were promoted to the National Soccer League (NSL) First Division]] for the first time in the 1991 season. They were relegated into obscurity after finishing bottom of the 1992 NSL First Division and Nyathi joined Orlando Pirates, where he was given the nickname "Going Up".{{Cite web |last=Mlotha |first=Sipho |title=Story Behind My Nickname - David "Going Up" Nyathi |url=https://www.snl24.com/kickoff/sanews/premiership/kaizer-chiefs/story-behind-my-nickname-david-going-up-nyathi-20230530 |access-date=2025-03-15 |website=Kickoff |language=en-US}} He became part of the first Bafana Bafana squad upon the country's return to international football in 1992. He moved on to Cape Town Spurs where he won the league and cup double in 1995. He later moved to Europe where he played for a few teams, including FC St. Gallen (Switzerland), Ankaragücü (Turkey), CD Tenerife (Spain) and Cagliari Calcio (Italy).

International career

Nyathi played for South Africa national soccer team and was part of the squad that travelled to France for the 1998 FIFA World Cup.[https://www.fifa.com/worldcup/archive/edition=1013/teams/team=43883.html 1998 FIFA World Cup – South Africa Squad] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090615133838/http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/archive/edition=1013/teams/team=43883.html |date=15 June 2009 }} He was also part of the squad that won the 1996 African Cup of Nations.

Coaching career

Following his retirement, he coached at Cape Town Spurs in a number of roles, including assistant coach, and head coach for the Under 12, Under 15, and Under 19 youth teams. As of 2022, he was coaching the Under 16 team.{{Cite web |last=Skriker |first=Nakishka |date=2022-05-25 |title=David Nyathi still "Going Up" |url=https://www.matiemedia.org/retired-bafana-bafana-player-david-going-up-nyathi-is-not-putting-down-his-football-boots-anytime/ |access-date=2025-03-15 |website=SMF News |language=en-ZA}}

References

External links

{{Soccerbase}}
[https://web.archive.org/web/20070907112947/http://marco79.altervista.org/index.php?option=com_staticxt&staticfile=test1.php&id=163 Nyathi's Profile]
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Category:1969 births

Category:Living people

Category:People from Bushbuckridge

Category:Soccer players from Mpumalanga

Category:South African men's soccer players

Category:South Africa men's international soccer players

Category:South African expatriate men's soccer players

Category:La Liga players

Category:Dangerous Darkies F.C. players

Category:Orlando Pirates F.C. players

Category:Cape Town Spurs F.C. players

Category:Kaizer Chiefs F.C. players